"'An early morning may look superficially gray, but it is not.. ..the dew is much more colorful than one would believe, often so strongly that the palette fails. (translation from the Dutch original: Fons Heijnsbroek)"
— Paul Gabriël

January 1, 1970

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version in original Dutch / citaat van Paul Gabriël, in Nederlands: Een vroege morgen kan er oppervlakkig grijs uitzien, maar ze is het niet.. ..de dauw is veel gekleurder dan men wel zou geloven, dikwijls zo sterk dat het palet te kort schiet. — Quote of Paul Gabriël, in a letter to a befriended art-critic; as cited in 'Dauw heeft meer kleur dan men denkt', by Truus Ruiter; newspaper 'de Volkskrant', 27 July 1998 — Gabriël avoided to use frequently grey in his work, because he loved natural col